Heroin haul worth £16,000 found in car at Channel Tunnel

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 14:30, 10 September 2018

Updated: 14:32, 10 September 2018

A stash of heroin worth £16,000 was found hidden behind a car dashboard by police.

Officers at the Channel Tunnel stopped a car in the early hours of Thursday when they discovered 1.6 kilos of the Class A drug.

A total of two men were arrested and were due to appear before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Friday after being remanded in custody.

At least 1.5kg of heroin was found in the search. Picture: Kent Police (4069871)

Selim Sopa, 35 and 38-year-old Destan Dautaj from East London were charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

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